What commission, appointed by President Herbert Hoover, made a detailed analysis of the US justice system and helped usher in the era of treatment and rehabilitation?

A. Chicago Crime Commission
B. National Commission on Corrections and Enforcement
C. Wickersham Commission
D. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice


Answer: C

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a. Biotoxins and blister agents b. Choking/lung/pulmonary agents and incapacitating agents c. Long-acting anticoagulants d. Exploding enough "incendiary fireworks" to destroy a rocket silo.

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Describe three reasons why a defense attorney may want to cross-examine a witness.

What will be an ideal response?

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The _________________ refers to an institution intended to isolate incarcerated people from society and each other so that they could reflect on their past misdeeds, repent, and undergo reformation.

A. panopticon B. jail C. reformatory D. penitentiary

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